Concord Camera Corp. Selects OmniVision Mega Pixel Digital CameraChips.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2002 OmniVision Technologies Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. OmniVision Technologies (OVT) is a fabless designer and seller of CMOS image sensors. They have recently acquired CDM-Optics, a company founded to commercialize Wavefront Coding. , Inc. (Nasdaq:OVTI OVTI OmniVision Technologies Incorporated ), a market-leading independent supplier of CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. CameraChip(TM) solutions for high-volume imaging applications, today announced it is providing Concord Camera Corp (Nasdaq:LENS) with 1.3 and 2.0 Mega Pixel CameraChips for their Concord EyeQ(R) line of digital cameras. OmniVision Technologies will provide their OV9620 1.3 Mega pixel and the OV2610 2 Mega pixel high-resolution CameraChips in volume to Concord Camera Corp. as part of their product offerings. "This is a great opportunity for OmniVision," stated John Lynch For other persons named John Lynch, see John Lynch (disambiguation). John H. Lynch (born November 25 1952, Waltham, Massachusetts) is the current Governor of New Hampshire. , VP Sales and Marketing at OmniVision. "Concord is a high-quality digital camera supplier, and their selection of OmniVision's CameraChips is an important design win for us." Announced November 12, 2001, OmniVision's OV9620 is a 1.3 million pixel resolution pixel resolution Telemedicine The sharpness of a computerized image, based on pixel concentration, which determines display resolution color CameraChip designed for Digital Still Camera applications that require image resolution capable of producing keepsake quality prints but where design complexity and power requirements are of concern. Similarly, the OV2610 was announced June 10, 2002 and is a 2 million pixel resolution CameraChip that is pin-for-pin compatible with the OV9620. Both CameraChips utilize a 1/2-inch lens format and operate on 3.3 volts. The combination of high resolution and low power consumption enable camera manufacturers to provide competitive resolution camera solutions with greater battery life than competing CCD CCD in full charge-coupled device Semiconductor device in which the individual semiconductor components are connected so that the electrical charge at the output of one device provides the input to the next device. based solutions. Pricing and Availability OmniVision's OV9620 CameraChip is currently available in production volumes for below $10.00. The OV2610 is currently being sampled to OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers and will be available later this year in production volumes. Please contact OmniVision via e-mail at sales@ovt.com or by visiting our Web site at WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. .OVT.COM. Contact Concord at: www.concordcam.com About OmniVision OmniVision Technologies, Inc. is an independent CameraChip solutions provider. Utilizing proprietary design technology for its highly integrated still-photo and video camera solutions for high-volume imaging applications, OmniVision integrates multiple image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished and capture functions into a single CameraChip design. With the addition of only a lens, the result is a low-cost CameraChip that consumes less power, has a greater environmental functioning range and has a smaller footprint than typical CMOS multi-chip image sensor An image sensor is a device that converts a visual image to an electric signal. It is used chiefly in digital cameras and other imaging devices. It is usually an array of charge-coupled devices (CCD) or CMOS sensors such as active-pixel sensors. solutions. OmniVision's CameraChip solutions are in cell phones, personal digital assistants, automobiles and industrial machine vision applications, as well as surveillance and biometric security applications. OmniVision is based in Sunnyvale, Calif. For more information about the company, visit our Web site at www.ovt.com. About Concord Camera Corp. Concord Camera Corp. is a global developer, designer, manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, low-cost, digital, instant, Advanced Photo System (APS), and 35mm format cameras and 35mm, APS, and instant format single-use cameras. Concord markets its cameras under the trade names CONCORD(R), KEYSTONE(R), CONCORD EYE Q(R), LE CLIC CLIC Centre Local d'Information et de Coordination (French) CLiC Climate and Cryosphere (World Climate Research Programme project, Norway) CLIC Compact Linear Collider CLIC Connecticut Licensing Information Center (R), GOLDLINE(R), APEX(R), and ARGUS Argus (är`gəs) or Argos (är`gŏs, –gəs), in Greek mythology. 1 Many-eyed monster, also called Panoptes. He guarded Io after she had been changed into a heifer. (R). Today, Concord is one of the world's leaders in the single-use camera category, one of the fastest growing segments of the camera market, and the largest producer of single-use cameras in the world in the private label, corporate premium and original equipment manufacturer segments of the industry. Concord sells and markets its camera products worldwide through direct sales offices in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and France and through independent sales agents. Concord manufactures its products in its expansive, vertically integrated manufacturing facilities in the People's Republic of China, which includes class 10,000 "clean room" digital technology manufacturing and assembly facility. Note to Editors: OmniVision and CameraChip are trademarks of OmniVision Technologies, Inc. All other trade, product or service names referenced in this release may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Certain statements in this press release, including statements regarding OmniVision supply of CameraChips to Concord and the high-quality solutions that Concord can provide as a result of its relationship with OmniVision are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ materially, include, without limitation: the continued manufacture and development of the 1.3 and 2.0 Mega Pixel CameraChips and the Concord EyeQ line of digital cameras; the successful integration of OmniVision's products into the Concord EyeQ line; the continued growth of markets for the OmniVision's and Concord's products; the risk of latent defects in OmniVision's products; the continued good relations between the parties and the other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including, but not limited to, OmniVision's quarterly reports filed on form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. . OmniVision disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any forward-looking statement. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve numerous risks and uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some of which are summarized under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 and subsequently filed reports. In particular, timely introduction of Concord's new products including but not limited to digital cameras will require satisfactory completion of our development efforts and initiation of full-scale production. Furthermore, terrorist attacks in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Washington, D.C. in September of 2001 have disrupted commerce throughout the United States and other parts of the world. The continued threat of terrorism within the United States and abroad and the potential for military action and heightened security measures in response to such threat may cause significant disruption to commerce throughout the world. To the extent that such disruptions result in delays or cancellations of customer orders, a general decrease in consumer spending, or our inability to effectively market and sell our products, our business and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected. We are unable to predict whether the threat of terrorism or the responses thereto will result in any long-term commercial disruptions or if such activities or responses will have a long-term material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Additionally, any forward-looking statements represent our estimates only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our estimates as of any subsequent date. While we may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if our estimates change. |
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